June 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla

A flotilla was organized in June 2025 by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) attempting to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver aid in response to the famine and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which the crew members have described as a genocide. The flotilla, which was led by the UK-flagged vessel Madleen, departed from Catania, Sicily, on 1 June 2025. In the early hours of 9 June, Israeli forces intercepted, boarded, and seized the Madleen in international waters, preventing it from reaching the Gaza Strip, and transported the twelve people onboard to detention in Israel. The people onboard included Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and French MEP Rima Hassan. The detained crew members were later deported from Israel.

The cargo contained baby formula, 100 kg (220 lb) of flour, 250 kg (550 lb) of rice, diapers, medical kits, and crutches.

The flotilla followed an earlier attempt on 2 May, when the vessel Conscience was struck with projectiles while anchored off the coast of Malta outside Maltese territorial waters.

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